Cowboy puts on a black mask and a black outfit to fight a gang of land-grabbing crooks.Cowboy puts on a black mask and a black outfit to fight a gang of land-grabbing crooks.Cowboy puts on a black mask and a black outfit to fight a gang of land-grabbing crooks.
Carl Mathews
- Hank - Henchman
- (as Karl Mathews)
James Sheridan
- Joe - Henchman
- (as Sherry Tansey)
Herman Hack
- Hideout Henchman
- (uncredited)
Jack Hendricks
- Hideout Henchman
- (uncredited)
George Morrell
- Hideout Henchman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is one of four Ken Maynard films sold by Colony Pictures in 1941 to the National Broadcasting Company to be telecast on New York's first television station, W2XBS; its earliest documented television broadcast occurred Wednesday 3 December 1941 on WNBT (Channel 1), and it was re-broadcast Sunday 10 May 1942 on the same station.
- Quotes
Henchman Luke: What are you doin' around here?
Ken Mitchell: Tracin' a 32-20 rifle. I'd like to shake hands with the man who killed Markham. 32-20s do a nice neat job.
Henchman Luke: Oh, yeah? The Mitchells are awful smart.
Ken Mitchell: Think I don't know the crack of a 32-20 when I hear it?
Henchman Luke: I'll say you don't. I use a 30-30!
Ken Mitchell: [pulls out a 30-30 slug from his shirt pocket] Thanks for admittin' it.
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Okay Ken Maynard Western
When Ken Maynard's uncle is murdered, he finds out that the old man was apparently a ruthless land baron and moneylender, who cheated and/or destroyed the other landowners in the area. Ken tries to make amends by pretending to go along with the gang that held sway over his uncle and by highlighting as the Phantom Rancher in order to help the put-upon farmers and thwart the bad guys.
As far as Saturday matinée westerns go, Phantom Rancher is okay entertainment, but not really very action packed in it's first half. When Ken puts on the mask though, things pick up and the climax is pretty good.
At this point in his career, Maynard was noticeably older and a bit heavier. However, he still had presence enough to pull off a decent performance, though he may have benefited from wearing a duster over his tight-fitted shirt.
As far as Saturday matinée westerns go, Phantom Rancher is okay entertainment, but not really very action packed in it's first half. When Ken puts on the mask though, things pick up and the climax is pretty good.
At this point in his career, Maynard was noticeably older and a bit heavier. However, he still had presence enough to pull off a decent performance, though he may have benefited from wearing a duster over his tight-fitted shirt.
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- FightingWesterner
- Jan 19, 2010
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- Budget
- $15,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 1 minute
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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